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PDP urges US to advise President Buhari on tenets of democracy | Vanguard

The People Democratic Party (PDP), has called on the United States of America and the international community to advise President Muhamadu Buhari and the ruling party to observe the tenets of democracy.

The National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, made the call during visits to US’ National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute in Abuja on Thursday.

Metuh said PDP, haven ruled Nigeria for 16 years, expected that respect for separation of power and other democratic agencies would continue.

Eid-El-Fitr Message To The Nation From President Muhammadu Buhari | Channels

Fellow Compatriots,

I greet and felicitate with you all, especially our citizens of the Islamic faith on this auspicious occasion of the 2015 Eid-el-Fitr celebrations.

I congratulate all those who have successfully completed the Ramadan fast in keeping with the injunction of our Creator.

Chattanooga shootings: FBI ‘no clear motive’ for gunman | BBC

The FBI are investigating an attack on two military centres in Tennessee by a gunman who killed four Marines before being shot dead by police.

Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24, was named as the man who went on a shooting spree at a recruitment centre and a naval reserve centre in Chattanooga.

Local prosecutors are investigating the attacks as “domestic terrorism” acts.

But the FBI says it has found no link to international terror groups and is unclear about the gunman’s motive.